>>> import pygame
>>> pygame.joystick.init()
>>> pygame.joystick.get_count()
1
>>> js = pygame.joystick.Joystick(0)
>>> js
<Joystick object at 0x7facee1181b0>
>>> js.init()
>>> js.get_numbuttons()
12
>>> for i in range(12):
...   js.get_button(i)
... 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
>>>